“nearly losing” her teenage daughter to bacterial meningitis during the latest Loose Women.She said that because Josie, 18, was sleeping in her mum’s bed after “not feeling right” for a few days she was able to save her life.
And the fact that her husband had suffered from the virus 19 years ago meant she knew instantly what the deadly brown spots on her daughter’s arm meant.
Josie is still in hospital after being induced into a coma for five days and suffering kidney failure, but Jay is hopeful she will be returning home in the next week.Speaking candidly on Loose Women, Jay, 60, said that Josie had a high temperature, an aching neck and joint pain and despite being given medicine, was not improving.
Eventually, after calling an ambulance - which didn’t show up - Jay took matters into her own hands.She said: “If she [Josie] had been in her own bed, I wouldn't have a daughter.“At 3am I turned all the lights on and said ‘let’s have a look at you’.“Bizarrely my husband had meningitis 19 years ago and she was my silver lining of nearly losing my husband. “So I knew what to look for.
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